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PRONUNCIATION OF CINDER BLOCK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CINDER BLOCK

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Cinder block is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CINDER BLOCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cinder block

Concrete masonry unit

A concrete masonry unit – also called concrete block, cement block, besser block, breeze block and cinder block – is a large rectangular brick used in construction.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CINDER BLOCK

cinchonise
cinchonism
cinchonization
cinchonize
cincinnate
Cincinnati
Cincinnatus
cinct
cincture
cinder
cinder track
Cinderella
cinderous
cinders
cindery
cine camera
cine film
cine projector
cine-projector
cineangiography

WORDS THAT END LIKE CINDER BLOCK

a chip off the old block
block
building block
cellblock
chip off the old block
clock
cylinder block
engine block
mental block
mounting-block
nerve block
on the block
roadblock
snatch block
starting block
stumbling block
sun block
superblock
unblock
wood block
writer´s block

Synonyms and antonyms of cinder block in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cinder block» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CINDER BLOCK

Find out the translation of cinder block to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cinder block from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cinder block» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

煤渣块
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bloques de hormigón
570 millions of speakers

English

cinder block
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राख ब्लॉक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كتلة جمرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шлакоблок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blocos de concreto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চক্র ব্লক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

parpaing
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blok cinder
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Betonklotz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軽量コンクリートブロック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

콘크리트 블록
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cinder block
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khối than
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துளை வார்ப்பிட்ட கட்டுமான கல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राख ब्लॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cüruf blok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blocchi di calcestruzzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blok żużel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шлакоблок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bloc zgură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλοκ χόβολη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slak blok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aska block
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slagg blokk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cinder block

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CINDER BLOCK»

The term «cinder block» is regularly used and occupies the 101.800 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CINDER BLOCK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cinder block

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CINDER BLOCK»

Discover the use of cinder block in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cinder block and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Principles of Home Inspection: Systems and Standards
... and Standards Carson Dunlop. STRATEGY How Much Material Is Lost? Floors and Walls Affected? Loss of Bearing Cinder Block Is Weak STRATEGY Clues Wood/Soil Contact Rot Insect Damage Fire Damage STRATEGY The 1/a Rule ...
Carson Dunlop, 2003
2
Billboard
based Cinder Block has evolved into a full- service merchandising and licensing company. Cinder Block grossed $25 million in 2004, a year that also saw the launch of Cinder Block Ticketing. Steered by founder and president Bischoff, the  ...
3
Concrete [Detroit]
FIRE TESTS on CINDER BLOCK Probably no subject has been discussed among concrete products manufacturers during the past year with more interest than the question of the fire resistive qualities of concrete block. In connection with ...
4
Concrete
FIRE Tns'rs ON CINDER BLOCK Probably no subject has been discussed among concrete products manufacturers during the past year with more interest than the question of the fire resistive qualities of concrete block. In connection with ...
5
United States Supreme Court Reports
At a suitable height from the bottom stone [I leave] an opening is left in the hearth, in which [I place] it placed a cast iron or brass slag 'lischarge piece or cinder block, D, which is cast or made with numerous channels or pipes running up and  ...
United States. Supreme Court, Walter Malins Rose, 1920
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Cheap, Quick, & Easy: Imitative Architectural Materials, ...
If the station were built of concrete block, it was the smooth, plainfaced variety, not the rusticated rockface. As to the impact of technology on the demise of rockface block, this requires a more detailed answer. Development of Cinder Block One ...
Pamela Hemenway Simpson, 1999
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Severe Storm Engineering for Structural Design
Concrete block: Heavy aggregate 85 Light aggregate 55 Multiply by 1 .40 for concrete block (gravel or stone aggregate) 2" furring tile 12 2" T.C. or cinder block (nonbearing) 16 3" T.C. or cinder block (nonbearing) 17 4" T.C. or cinder block ...
Michele Melaragno, 1996
8
The Missed Encounter of Radical Philosophy with Architecture
In his book, Realist Magic: Object, Ontology, Causality, Morton attempts to tease out the implications of some of these strange contradictory characteristics of objects through an appropriately architectural example, that of a cinder block.
Nadir Lahiji, 2014
9
Cinder Block (Musician)
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cinder Block, born Cindy Morgan, May 13, 1961, is an American punk rock vocalist and visual artist.
Kn Tr Benoit, 2011
10
Mama Moon
My mother was the “cinder-block mason.” She spread a layer of con- crete on the dirt. Then she laid a cinder block on the concrete. everything looked good so far. She applied another layer of concrete on the cinder block. Then she began ...
Susan Gayle, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CINDER BLOCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cinder block is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Garage' churches challenge Pope for the faithful
In one cinder block church overlooking the city, parishioners sing and pray along with the Rev. Lema. Some break down in tears. Outside ... «KPAX-TV, Jul 15»
2
Children's Ages, Ranked
This is a standard food-writing trope now, where it's like, “Once your grill your steak on a cinder block, you'll never eat steak any other way! «Deadspin, Jul 15»
3
Mailing loaded gun; abandoned girl; swiping cop car
KLAS-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1JJ5FDN) a 2007 Honda Accord crossed an intersection and went through a cinder block wall before hitting the ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
4
A triumphant return
And probably three or four more (if movies had instruction manuals, Inside Out's would be the size and general poundage of a cinder block). «Henrico Citizen, Jul 15»
5
Wall around polygamous sect church to be 9-feet tall
The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1IFFI6w) that building permits obtained from Colorado City, Arizona show the cinder block wall that ... «Tucson News Now, Jul 15»
6
Lincoln woman swears off fireworks after being severely injured …
A display fired a few rounds into the air, but fell off the cinder block it was on and started spraying exploding shells into a crowd where Tellier ... «KETV Omaha, Jul 15»
7
Konrad's Kitchen & Tap House in Lee's Summit is one of a kind
... Light to local and regional brews like those produced by Boulevard Beer, Cinder Block, Tallgrass, Martin City Brewing Co., and KC Bier Co. «Pitch Weekly, Jul 15»
8
Damaging history: Vandals caught after spree at historical society
In March, someone took the time to take down a plexiglass pane over a window and hurl a cinder block inside the old schoolhouse building. «Austin Herald, Jul 15»
9
Rushing toward maturity
... members – vocalist/bassist/keyboardist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and legendary drummer Neil Pear – or the cinder block-permeating ... «St. Louis Jewish Light, Jul 15»
10
DS Playlist: 25 Essential Tracks from 25 Years of Fat Wreck Chords
Cinder Block was a great damn great lyricist and a an even better frontwoman. Maybe the scene-at-large wasn't quite ready for a presence like ... «Dying Scene, Jul 15»

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